Attending a show like AXPONA NYC ("Audio Expo North America," New York City edition) is a lot like dying and going to home theater heaven. Where else can working-class dogs like me and Big Picture Big Sound Editor Chris Boylan be treated to a superlative demo of best-available and coming-soon gear, with friendly faces, zero sales pressure and no embarrassing credit check?

Following our first viewing/listening session of the day, we headed upstairs to another private room where we were greeted and guided by Craig Eggers of Dolby. This time, everyone involved put a strong emphasis on music

We can now add Panasonic to the list of manufacturers making 3D-ready home theater projectors, or at least planning to make one. At InfoComm 2011, the company announced that it plans to release its first 3D projector sometime this year. The unnamed 3D Ready Full HD home theater projector will be a successor to the award-winning PT-AE4000U, currently in use in home theaters around the world including that of our own editor, Chris Boylan. The PT-AE4000U delivers a unique Lens Memory feature which allows for native 2.35:1 extra wide aspect cinemascope viewing, without the need for an expensive anamorphic